Sectional cabinet.



L. H. HOLDER.

SECTIONAL CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9. I9I8- Patented Oct, 29, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

LEONARD H. HOLDER, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

SECTIONAL CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented (Oct. 29, 1618.

Application filed May 9, 1918. Serial No. 233,478.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD H. HOLDER, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented a new and Improved Sectional Cabinet, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to 'cabinets and other storage receptacles built up of sections and its object is to provide a structure of this character which shall be strong, which may be easily assembled, and which will contain a minimum of material.

This invention consists in a sectional cabinet comprising compartments, each of which has one side and top constituted by an L shaped member whose {longitudinal edges are formed with. tongues which extend into proper slots in the two adjacent members constituting two other sides of the same compartment.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 isa perspective view of a cabinet embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating one construction of the tertical sides of the compartments. Fig. 3 is a perspective view on alarger scale illustrating the method of assembling the compart ments. Fig. 4 is a detail of the flat plates which constitute the outer sides of an outside stack of compartments. Fig. 5 is a section on the line 55 of Fig. 4.

Similar reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

The base 1, sides 2 and 3 and top 4 of the cabinet shown in Fig. 1 may be of any desired material. With the exception of the plates next adjacent the side 3. and the bottoms of the lowest row, the walls of the different compartments are composed of l. shaped members such as shown in Fig. 3 consisting of vertical sides 5 havin tongues 6 at their lower edges and tops% having down-turned tongues 8 at their longitudinal edges.

Each member is formed with slits 9 to receive the tongues 6 and 8 of adjacent members, and the sides 5 next these slots are preferably bulged out as at 10 to form a pocket into which the tongues 6 and 8 extend. This avoids sharp corners within the compartments which might otherwise tear papers stored therein. The sides 5 are preferably formed with vertical ridges or ribs 12 projecting from one side of the sides 5 and ridges 13 projecting from the opposite side.

The sections are preferably formed with grooves 14 to receive the longitudinal edges of the tops 7. The bottom 1 of the cabinet is formed with slots 15 to receive the tongues 6 of the bottom sections.

The plates 16 which constitute the outer sides of the right hand stack of compartments are formed with downwardly extending tongues 17 and with notches 18 along their upper edges to receive the tongues 17 of the next plates 16 above and the tongues 8 of the tops 7 of the respective compartments to which these plates belong. The tongue 17 and the upper edges of these plates 16 are bent out a trifle to provide for the thickness of these plates. If desired, the plates 16 may be formed with ribs as shown in Fig. 2 or without ribs as shown in Fig. 4.

To assemble the compartments, the plate 16 and the IL shaped member of the lower right hand corner are placed upon the bot tom board or plate with the tongues 6 and 17 extending into proper slots 15 and the tongues 8 in the notches in the top of the plate 16 and extending down the outer side thereof. The next L shaped member to the left is then positioned with its tongue 6 in the slots 15 of the base and tongues 8 in the slots 9 of the first positioned member. An L shaped member and a plate 16 are then placed above the compartment first formed. the tongues 6 of the side 5 thereof entering the slots 9 along the'tongues 8 already there and the tongues 17 fitting the tongues 8 just below them as shown in Fig. 4. The compartmeuts are thus built up and are then inclosed in the case.

The details and proportions of the various parts may be modified to meet the various office requirements. The compartments may be constructed of any desirable material such as sheet metal, papir-mache and veneers.

I claim 1. In a sectional cabinet, a plurality of adjacent stacks of four sided units, each comprising a top and one side integral with each other and constituting an lL-shaped member, and a bottomand the other side being formed by portions of independent L-shaped members of two adjacent units.

2. In a sectional cabinet, a plurality of adjacent stacks of four sided units formed of similar L-shaped members, the top and one side of each unit consisting of one of such L-shaped members while the bottom and other side are constituted by those portions of two similar but independent L-shaped members that form the top and one side of two adjacent units respectively.

3. In a device of the class described, a four sided unit comprising an L-shaped member forming the top and one side integral with each other and having downwardly extending tongues along its longitudinal edges, the other side and the bottom being constituted by parts of two similar members forming the tops and sides of ad acent un ts, which adjacent members are provlded with slots to receive said tongues.

4. In a device of the class described, a series of four sided units each comprising an L-shaped member forming the top and oneside integral with each other, each member having downwardly extending tongues along its longitudinal edges and wlth slots along the angle between said top and slde to receive the tongues of members of two next adjacent units.

5. In a device of the class described, a series of four sided units each comprising 1,2e2,ess

an L-shaped member forming the top and one side integral with each other, each memher having downwardly extending tongues along its longitudinal edges and with slots along the angle between said top and side to receive the tongues of members of two next adjacent units, said L-sha-ped member being formed with a groove at the angle between said top and side to receive the lower edge of the vertical side of the member just above it.

6. In a device of the class described, a series of four sided units each comprising an L-shaped member forming the top and one side integral with each other, each member having downwardly extending tongues along its longitudinal edges and with slots along the angle between said top and side to receive the tongues of members of two next adjacent units, the vertical side being bulged out below said slots to form pockets to receive said tongues.

LEONARD H. HOLDER. 

